The Chief Nursing Officer/Sr. Vice President of Patient Care (CNO) oversees all aspects of nursing and patient care services for Nationwide Children's. They provide direction for the leadership and operation of assigned departments and organizational infinitives.

The CNO represents Nationwide Children's patient care services to the external communities. The CNO will report to the President/COO and serve on the hospital’s senior leadership team. Reporting to the CNO are the Inpatient Vice Presidents, Neonatal and Hem/Onc/BMT Service Lines, Respitory Therapies, Social Work, Pastoral Care, Dieticians, Advanced Practice Nursing and Nursing Staff Development.

In their own words

The moment you walk through our doors, you can feel it. When you meet one of our patient families, you believe it. And when you talk with anyone who works here, you want to be part of it, too.Welcome to Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Where Passion Meets Purpose.

Here, Everyone Matters. We’re 12,000 strong. And it takes every single one of us to improve the lives of the kids we care for, and the kids from around the world we’ll never even meet. Kids who are living healthier, fuller lives because of the knowledge we share. We know it takes a Collaborative Cultureto deliver on our promise to provide the very best, innovative care and to foster new discoveries, made possible by the most groundbreaking research. Anywhere.

Ask anyone with a Nationwide Children’s badge what they do for a living. They’ll tell you it’sMore Than a Job. It’s a calling. It’s a chance to use and grow your talent to make an impact that truly matters. Because here, we exist simply to help children everywhere.

Named to the Top 10 Honor Roll on U.S. News & World Report’s 2019-20 list of “Best Children’s Hospitals,” Nationwide Children’s Hospital, in Columbus, Ohio, is one of America’s largest not-for-profit freestanding pediatric health care systems providing wellness, preventive, diagnostic, treatment and rehabilitative care for infants, children and adolescents, as well as adult patients with congenital disease. Nationwide Children’s staff of more than 12,000 provides state-of-the-art pediatric care for over 1.5 million patient visits annually from all 50 states and 45 countries. As home to the Department of Pediatrics of The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Nationwide Children’s physicians train the next generation of pediatricians and pediatric specialists. The Abigail Wexner Research Institute is one of the Top 10 National Institutes of Health-funded freestanding pediatric research facilities. Nationwide Children’s has received numerous awards and accreditations, including ANCC’s Magnet designation for the fourth time. In addition to its U.S. News & World Report Honor Roll distinction, Nationwide Children’s is ranked in all 10 specialities. More information is available at NationwideChildrens.org.